Incline Dumbbell Curl Standards

Measured in lb

Incline Dumbbell Curl strength standards help you to compare your one-rep max lift with other lifters at your bodyweight.

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Weight Unit

Pounds (lb)

Kilograms (kg)

Our community Incline Dumbbell Curl standards are based on 170,954 lifts by Strength Level users

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Female

Male

Male Incline Dumbbell Curl Standards (lb)

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	13 lb
Novice	26 lb
Intermediate	43 lb
Advanced	64 lb
Elite	89 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.10x
Novice	0.15x
Intermediate	0.25x
Advanced	0.40x
Elite	0.55x

How much should I be able to Incline Dumbbell Curl? (lb)

What is the average Incline Dumbbell Curl? The average Incline Dumbbell Curl weight for a male lifter is 43 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Incline Dumbbell Curl? Male beginners should aim to lift 13 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Dumbbell weights are for one dumbbell and include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	6	15	28	45	65
120	8	17	31	49	70
130	9	19	34	52	74
140	10	21	36	55	77
150	12	23	39	58	81
160	13	25	41	61	84
170	14	27	43	64	88
180	16	28	46	67	91
190	17	30	48	70	94
200	18	32	50	72	97
210	20	33	52	74	100
220	21	35	54	77	103
230	22	37	56	79	105
240	23	38	58	81	108
250	24	40	60	84	110
260	25	41	61	86	113
270	27	42	63	88	115
280	28	44	65	90	117
290	29	45	66	92	120
300	30	47	68	94	122
310	31	48	70	96	124

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	11	22	36	55	76
20	13	25	42	63	87
25	13	26	43	64	89
30	13	26	43	64	89
35	13	26	43	64	89
40	13	26	43	64	89
45	13	24	41	61	85
50	12	23	38	57	79
55	11	21	35	53	74
60	10	19	32	48	67
65	9	17	29	44	61
70	8	16	26	39	54
75	7	14	23	35	49
80	6	12	21	31	43
85	6	11	19	28	39
90	5	10	17	25	35

How many sets and reps of Incline Dumbbell Curl should I do?

These are the most popular Incline Dumbbell Curl workouts done by male lifters:

3x10 21%

3x12 13%

3x8 10%

4x10 7%

2x10 5%

4x12 5%

2x12 4%

3x15 4%

4x8 3%

2x8 3%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	919
2	3	12	13%	566
3	3	8	10%	425
4	4	10	7%	327
5	2	10	5%	215
6	4	12	5%	212
7	2	12	4%	183
8	3	15	4%	171
9	4	8	3%	138
10	2	8	3%	120

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Female

Female Incline Dumbbell Curl Standards (lb)

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Weight
Bodyweight Ratio

Weight

Strength Level	Weight
Beginner	7 lb
Novice	16 lb
Intermediate	28 lb
Advanced	44 lb
Elite	62 lb

Bodyweight Ratio

Strength Level	Bodyweight Ratio
Beginner	0.05x
Novice	0.10x
Intermediate	0.20x
Advanced	0.30x
Elite	0.45x

How much should I be able to Incline Dumbbell Curl? (lb)

What is the average Incline Dumbbell Curl? The average Incline Dumbbell Curl weight for a female lifter is 28 lb (1RM). This makes you Intermediate on Strength Level and is a very impressive lift.

What is a good Incline Dumbbell Curl? Female beginners should aim to lift 7 lb (1RM) which is still impressive compared to the general population.

Dumbbell weights are for one dumbbell and include the weight of the bar, normally 2 kg / 4.4 lb

By Weight and Age

By Bodyweight
By Age

By Bodyweight

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	5	12	23	37	54
100	5	13	24	38	56
110	6	13	25	40	57
120	6	14	26	41	59
130	7	15	27	42	60
140	7	16	28	43	62
150	8	16	29	44	63
160	8	17	29	45	64
170	9	17	30	46	65
180	9	18	31	47	66
190	9	19	32	48	67
200	10	19	32	49	68
210	10	20	33	50	69
220	10	20	34	51	70
230	11	20	34	51	71
240	11	21	35	52	72
250	11	21	35	53	73
260	12	22	36	53	73

By Age

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	13	24	37	53
20	7	15	27	43	61
25	7	16	28	44	62
30	7	16	28	44	62
35	7	16	28	44	62
40	7	16	28	44	62
45	7	15	26	41	59
50	6	14	25	39	55
55	6	13	23	36	51
60	5	12	21	33	47
65	5	11	19	30	42
70	4	9	17	27	38
75	4	8	15	24	34
80	3	8	14	21	30
85	3	7	12	19	27
90	3	6	11	17	24

How many sets and reps of Incline Dumbbell Curl should I do?

These are the most popular Incline Dumbbell Curl workouts done by female lifters:

3x10 21%

3x12 16%

3x8 11%

4x12 6%

4x10 6%

4x8 5%

3x15 5%

2x10 3%

2x12 3%

4x15 2%

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	71
2	3	12	16%	56
3	3	8	11%	37
4	4	12	6%	22
4	4	10	6%	22
6	4	8	5%	17
7	3	15	5%	16
8	2	10	3%	11
9	2	12	3%	10
10	4	15	2%	8

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What do the strength standards mean?

Beginner	Stronger than 5% of lifters. A beginner lifter can perform the movement correctly and has practiced it for at least a month.
Novice	Stronger than 20% of lifters. A novice lifter has trained regularly in the technique for at least six months.
Intermediate	Stronger than 50% of lifters. An intermediate lifter has trained regularly in the technique for at least two years.
Advanced	Stronger than 80% of lifters. An advanced lifter has progressed for over five years.
Elite	Stronger than 95% of lifters. An elite lifter has dedicated over five years to become competitive at strength sports.

Other Languages

Incline Dumbbell Curl (EN)
Curls auf der Schrägbank mit Kurzhantel (DE)
Curl con mancuernas en banco inclinado (ES)
Curl incliné avec haltères (FR)
Uginanie przedramion z hantlami na ławce dodatniej (PL)
Curl con Manubri su Panca inclinata (IT)
Rosca com halteres inclinada (PT)

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	6	15	28	45	65
120	8	17	31	49	70
130	9	19	34	52	74
140	10	21	36	55	77
150	12	23	39	58	81
160	13	25	41	61	84
170	14	27	43	64	88
180	16	28	46	67	91
190	17	30	48	70	94
200	18	32	50	72	97
210	20	33	52	74	100
220	21	35	54	77	103
230	22	37	56	79	105
240	23	38	58	81	108
250	24	40	60	84	110
260	25	41	61	86	113
270	27	42	63	88	115
280	28	44	65	90	117
290	29	45	66	92	120
300	30	47	68	94	122
310	31	48	70	96	124

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	11	22	36	55	76
20	13	25	42	63	87
25	13	26	43	64	89
30	13	26	43	64	89
35	13	26	43	64	89
40	13	26	43	64	89
45	13	24	41	61	85
50	12	23	38	57	79
55	11	21	35	53	74
60	10	19	32	48	67
65	9	17	29	44	61
70	8	16	26	39	54
75	7	14	23	35	49
80	6	12	21	31	43
85	6	11	19	28	39
90	5	10	17	25	35

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	919
2	3	12	13%	566
3	3	8	10%	425
4	4	10	7%	327
5	2	10	5%	215
6	4	12	5%	212
7	2	12	4%	183
8	3	15	4%	171
9	4	8	3%	138
10	2	8	3%	120

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	5	12	23	37	54
100	5	13	24	38	56
110	6	13	25	40	57
120	6	14	26	41	59
130	7	15	27	42	60
140	7	16	28	43	62
150	8	16	29	44	63
160	8	17	29	45	64
170	9	17	30	46	65
180	9	18	31	47	66
190	9	19	32	48	67
200	10	19	32	49	68
210	10	20	33	50	69
220	10	20	34	51	70
230	11	20	34	51	71
240	11	21	35	52	72
250	11	21	35	53	73
260	12	22	36	53	73

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	13	24	37	53
20	7	15	27	43	61
25	7	16	28	44	62
30	7	16	28	44	62
35	7	16	28	44	62
40	7	16	28	44	62
45	7	15	26	41	59
50	6	14	25	39	55
55	6	13	23	36	51
60	5	12	21	33	47
65	5	11	19	30	42
70	4	9	17	27	38
75	4	8	15	24	34
80	3	8	14	21	30
85	3	7	12	19	27
90	3	6	11	17	24

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	71
2	3	12	16%	56
3	3	8	11%	37
4	4	12	6%	22
4	4	10	6%	22
6	4	8	5%	17
7	3	15	5%	16
8	2	10	3%	11
9	2	12	3%	10
10	4	15	2%	8

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	6	15	28	45	65
120	8	17	31	49	70
130	9	19	34	52	74
140	10	21	36	55	77
150	12	23	39	58	81
160	13	25	41	61	84
170	14	27	43	64	88
180	16	28	46	67	91
190	17	30	48	70	94
200	18	32	50	72	97
210	20	33	52	74	100
220	21	35	54	77	103
230	22	37	56	79	105
240	23	38	58	81	108
250	24	40	60	84	110
260	25	41	61	86	113
270	27	42	63	88	115
280	28	44	65	90	117
290	29	45	66	92	120
300	30	47	68	94	122
310	31	48	70	96	124

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	11	22	36	55	76
20	13	25	42	63	87
25	13	26	43	64	89
30	13	26	43	64	89
35	13	26	43	64	89
40	13	26	43	64	89
45	13	24	41	61	85
50	12	23	38	57	79
55	11	21	35	53	74
60	10	19	32	48	67
65	9	17	29	44	61
70	8	16	26	39	54
75	7	14	23	35	49
80	6	12	21	31	43
85	6	11	19	28	39
90	5	10	17	25	35

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	919
2	3	12	13%	566
3	3	8	10%	425
4	4	10	7%	327
5	2	10	5%	215
6	4	12	5%	212
7	2	12	4%	183
8	3	15	4%	171
9	4	8	3%	138
10	2	8	3%	120

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	5	12	23	37	54
100	5	13	24	38	56
110	6	13	25	40	57
120	6	14	26	41	59
130	7	15	27	42	60
140	7	16	28	43	62
150	8	16	29	44	63
160	8	17	29	45	64
170	9	17	30	46	65
180	9	18	31	47	66
190	9	19	32	48	67
200	10	19	32	49	68
210	10	20	33	50	69
220	10	20	34	51	70
230	11	20	34	51	71
240	11	21	35	52	72
250	11	21	35	53	73
260	12	22	36	53	73

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	13	24	37	53
20	7	15	27	43	61
25	7	16	28	44	62
30	7	16	28	44	62
35	7	16	28	44	62
40	7	16	28	44	62
45	7	15	26	41	59
50	6	14	25	39	55
55	6	13	23	36	51
60	5	12	21	33	47
65	5	11	19	30	42
70	4	9	17	27	38
75	4	8	15	24	34
80	3	8	14	21	30
85	3	7	12	19	27
90	3	6	11	17	24

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	71
2	3	12	16%	56
3	3	8	11%	37
4	4	12	6%	22
4	4	10	6%	22
6	4	8	5%	17
7	3	15	5%	16
8	2	10	3%	11
9	2	12	3%	10
10	4	15	2%	8

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
110	6	15	28	45	65
120	8	17	31	49	70
130	9	19	34	52	74
140	10	21	36	55	77
150	12	23	39	58	81
160	13	25	41	61	84
170	14	27	43	64	88
180	16	28	46	67	91
190	17	30	48	70	94
200	18	32	50	72	97
210	20	33	52	74	100
220	21	35	54	77	103
230	22	37	56	79	105
240	23	38	58	81	108
250	24	40	60	84	110
260	25	41	61	86	113
270	27	42	63	88	115
280	28	44	65	90	117
290	29	45	66	92	120
300	30	47	68	94	122
310	31	48	70	96	124

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	11	22	36	55	76
20	13	25	42	63	87
25	13	26	43	64	89
30	13	26	43	64	89
35	13	26	43	64	89
40	13	26	43	64	89
45	13	24	41	61	85
50	12	23	38	57	79
55	11	21	35	53	74
60	10	19	32	48	67
65	9	17	29	44	61
70	8	16	26	39	54
75	7	14	23	35	49
80	6	12	21	31	43
85	6	11	19	28	39
90	5	10	17	25	35

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	919
2	3	12	13%	566
3	3	8	10%	425
4	4	10	7%	327
5	2	10	5%	215
6	4	12	5%	212
7	2	12	4%	183
8	3	15	4%	171
9	4	8	3%	138
10	2	8	3%	120

BW	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
90	5	12	23	37	54
100	5	13	24	38	56
110	6	13	25	40	57
120	6	14	26	41	59
130	7	15	27	42	60
140	7	16	28	43	62
150	8	16	29	44	63
160	8	17	29	45	64
170	9	17	30	46	65
180	9	18	31	47	66
190	9	19	32	48	67
200	10	19	32	49	68
210	10	20	33	50	69
220	10	20	34	51	70
230	11	20	34	51	71
240	11	21	35	52	72
250	11	21	35	53	73
260	12	22	36	53	73

Age	Beg.	Nov.	Int.	Adv.	Elite
15	6	13	24	37	53
20	7	15	27	43	61
25	7	16	28	44	62
30	7	16	28	44	62
35	7	16	28	44	62
40	7	16	28	44	62
45	7	15	26	41	59
50	6	14	25	39	55
55	6	13	23	36	51
60	5	12	21	33	47
65	5	11	19	30	42
70	4	9	17	27	38
75	4	8	15	24	34
80	3	8	14	21	30
85	3	7	12	19	27
90	3	6	11	17	24

Rank	Sets	Reps	Percent	Workouts
1	3	10	21%	71
2	3	12	16%	56
3	3	8	11%	37
4	4	12	6%	22
4	4	10	6%	22
6	4	8	5%	17
7	3	15	5%	16
8	2	10	3%	11
9	2	12	3%	10
10	4	15	2%	8